Published on: 18th July 2018
Amy Semper, a local mental health nurse from Lincoln, has been recognised in this year’s Daily Mail Health Hero Awards.
Amy is a Ward Manager at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (LPFT) Francis Willis Unit, a low secure inpatient mental health ward based at Lincoln County Hospital. She was nominated for an award due to her continuous dedication to patients and passion for her job; described by colleagues as ‘never wanting to go home’.
Earlier this year when Lincolnshire was badly hit by snow and many people couldn’t drive in to work, Amy got her walking boots on and trudged eight miles to the hospital, worked a 24 hour shift to cover other staff who had been unable to get into work, and walked eight miles home again. She wanted to ensure that the patients on the ward continued to receive the care they deserved even in exceptional circumstances.
Jocelyne White, Amy’s manager said:
If she had wanted to, it would have been quite acceptable to say “there’s no chance I can get in”. But she phoned me as she was walking in to say she was a bit late. It’s typical Amy. When she got here, she just got straight on with it.
This is just one example of how Amy regularly goes above and beyond for her patients.
A patient that Amy once cared for said:
Amy has changed my life. She got loads of different people and services involved to try to help me. She is fair and kind-hearted. Even if you don’t like what she says, you know she is doing the best for you.
Amy was nominated by several colleagues, including Dr Jaspreet Phull, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist on the unit, who praised Amy for her caring and honest approach to nursing.
He said:
The fact that she takes time to get to know the patients has a big impact on their care; it means she can help diffuse sometimes difficult situations.
The Daily Mail Health Hero Awards is an annual campaign to recognise unsung health heroes. Nominations close midnight on 31 July 2018. Five finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to a Health Hero Awards gala in London in September and the winner will also receive a £5,000 holiday.
Amy Semper, a local mental health nurse from Lincoln, has been recognised in this year’s Daily Mail Health Hero Awards.
Amy is a Ward Manager at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (LPFT) Francis Willis Unit, a low secure inpatient mental health ward based at Lincoln County Hospital. She was nominated for an award due to her continuous dedication to patients and passion for her job; described by colleagues as ‘never wanting to go home’.
Earlier this year when Lincolnshire was badly hit by snow and many people couldn’t drive in to work, Amy got her walking boots on and trudged eight miles to the hospital, worked a 24 hour shift to cover other staff who had been unable to get into work, and walked eight miles home again. She wanted to ensure that the patients on the ward continued to receive the care they deserved even in exceptional circumstances.
Jocelyne White, Amy’s manager said:
If she had wanted to, it would have been quite acceptable to say “there’s no chance I can get in”. But she phoned me as she was walking in to say she was a bit late. It’s typical Amy. When she got here, she just got straight on with it.
This is just one example of how Amy regularly goes above and beyond for her patients.
A patient that Amy once cared for said:
Amy has changed my life. She got loads of different people and services involved to try to help me. She is fair and kind-hearted. Even if you don’t like what she says, you know she is doing the best for you.
Amy was nominated by several colleagues, including Dr Jaspreet Phull, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist on the unit, who praised Amy for her caring and honest approach to nursing.
He said:
The fact that she takes time to get to know the patients has a big impact on their care; it means she can help diffuse sometimes difficult situations.
The Daily Mail Health Hero Awards is an annual campaign to recognise unsung health heroes. Nominations close midnight on 31 July 2018. Five finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to a Health Hero Awards gala in London in September and the winner will also receive a £5,000 holiday.
